Audit reveals AMR's failure to meet response times, calls for accountability

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A new report from the Multnomah County Auditor found that the county has the authority to hold American Medical Response accountable following low staffing and slow response times.

According to auditor Jennifer McGuirk, the investigation was initiated after a 2023 incident where a man in a wheelchair died after waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive after a hit-and-run.

Since then, officials said there have been several other incidents where AMR was operating at Code 0...